We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Arizona Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
95,392 91.80% $78,145 H-1B
6,753 6.50% $153,791 PERM
890 0.86% $25,528 H-2A
880 0.85% $86,218 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arizona has seen a total of 103,915 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arizona is the H-1B visa with 95,392 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.80% of Arizona's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 6,753 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.50% of Arizona's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arizona (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 19,374 $86,330 91.33%
Computer Systems Analysts 15,820 $71,807 95.39%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,420 $66,634 93.44%
Computer Programmers 4,814 $60,601 91.63%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2,566 $90,550 92.07%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,478 $89,231 90.54%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,528 $73,703 95.50%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,399 $116,831 92.59%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,370 $69,535 90.73%
Database Administrators 1,127 $73,717 89.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 354 $28,020 544.62%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 97 $22,972 170.18%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 94 $28,138 167.86%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 70 $27,587 159.09%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 15 $36,579 35.71%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 13 $44,518 36.11%
Nursery Workers 8 $26,853 25.00%
Animal Breeders 6 $50,200 19.35%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3 $29,259 13.64%
Construction Laborers 3 $31,339 13.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,643 $297,796 91.43%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 659 $83,591 63.86%
Software Developers, Systems Software 412 $89,741 156.65%
Computer Systems Analysts 346 $89,793 154.46%
Materials Engineers 256 $87,398 147.98%
Computer Occupations, All Other 217 $88,041 135.63%
Internists, General 117 $133,489 80.14%
Industrial Engineers 89 $83,547 62.24%
Electrical Engineers 85 $82,726 62.04%
Mechanical Engineers 80 $87,616 64.52%
Arizona Employees Over Time
Arizona has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 3,443 employees were hired. Arizona peaked in 2022 with 9,481 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 8,037 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Arizona From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lebanon 11 $85,412 50.00%
Italy 11 $67,322 52.38%
Sri Lanka 9 $75,809 42.86%
Costa Rica 9 $96,068 42.86%
Peru 7 $81,637 36.84%
Jamaica 7 $57,011 36.84%
Indonesia 7 $75,409 41.18%
Spain 7 $100,035 41.18%
Ireland 7 $89,892 43.75%
Ethiopia 6 $73,906 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Syntel Consulting Inc 1,101 $66,903 91.75%
Arizona State University 1,061 $50,803 90.68%
Wipro Limited 817 $66,015 90.88%
Accenture Llp 698 $76,278 94.84%
Ibm Corporation 592 $77,171 83.38%
Microchip Technology Inc 581 $74,732 82.65%
Amazoncom Services Llc 577 $79,728 96.97%
Ntt Data Inc 553 $82,299 95.34%
Mindtree Limited 548 $69,700 94.81%
Paypal Inc 546 $98,689 95.79%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc 65 $85,895 52.85%
San Carlos Unified School District 20 50 $37,840 40.98%
Us Airways Inc 43 $67,420 37.07%
Gbt Us Llc 42 $105,898 42.00%
6tuba City Unified School District 15 40 $36,247 41.67%
Florence Unified School District 1 37 $40,900 39.78%
Metasofttech Solutions 36 $79,657 40.00%
Bank Of The West 36 $110,712 40.91%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 34 $82,101 39.08%
Petsmart Inc 32 $100,119 37.21%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 2 $26,853 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $29,671 100.00%
Logging 2 $37,440 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 2 $29,671 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 1 $28,434 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 1 $26,853 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 1 $32,490 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 1 $28,434 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 1 $22,776 100.00%
Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $28,434 100.00%

Arizona Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Arizona to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Arizona over all years is $78,145. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage